KRISHNA BAKER NAMED THIS WEEK'S GSC WEST DIVISION
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

        RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – Arkansas Tech’s Krishna Baker has been named the Gulf South Conference’s West Division Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season by the league office after her stellar performances in helping the 10th-ranked Golden Suns to GSC victories last week over Harding and Arkansas-Monticello.

Baker, a 6-foot forward from Little Rock, Ark., earned this week’s Player of the Week honor after averaging 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and shot 64 percent from the field in helping Tech improve to 22-3 overall on the season and 11-1 in the GSC West Division.

It was the eighth time this season that Tech has had a Player of the Week as junior forward Amanda Grappe (Benton, Ark.) has been honored five times this season (Dec. 12, Jan. 2, Jan. 29, Feb. 13, Feb. 20), while senior center Ruby Vaden (Blytheville, Ark.) was honored on Jan. 8 and Baker was honored on Jan. 23.

Baker opened the week with 19 points and 10 rebounds to post her seventh double-double of the season in Tech’s 77-62 win last Thursday at home over Harding and then tallied 20 points and had nine rebounds in Tech’s hard-fought 71-68 win this past Saturday at Arkansas-Monticello. Against the Lady Bisons, Baker was 7-for-10 from the field, including connecting on a three-pointer and 4-for-5 at the free throw line and then shot 9-for-15 from the field and added two blocks in 30 minutes of action against the Cotton Blossoms.

On the season, Baker, a Second-Team All-GSC selection and a GSC All-Tournament honoree last season, is averaging 15.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game and is shooting 56 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw line. She has had 20 double-digit scoring efforts, including 11 straight and has had seven double-digit rebounding performances on the season. In her career at Tech, Baker has scored 672 points and pulled down 263 rebounds and has had 34 career double figure scoring contests and eight career double-doubles.

In addition to Baker, Montevallo junior guard Jamie Graham, a native of Twin Groves, Ark., was named the East Division Player of the Week.  

Baker and her Golden Sun teammates return to action on Thursday, Feb. 28, when they host top-ranked Delta State (24-0 overall, 12-0 GSC). Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at Tucker Coliseum. The game will mark the final home game for Tech’s seniors – Baker, forward Daiane Domingos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and center Ruby Vaden (Blytheville, Ark.). Tech fell 65-63 earlier this season to Delta State in Cleveland, Miss.

GSC Weekly Women's Basketball Release

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